[IMC-US] Collaboration--WALMART?

[Todd Wolfson]

Hey 
I could not agree with tarik more. for our part,
philly IMC is working with Philadelphia Jobs with
Justice on the Walmart week of action that is being
planned around the country in november with the
release of Greenwald's film. I believe walmart watch
(sponsored by SEIU) is running this campaign although
there is another national organization Wake up Walmart
(sponsored by UFCW) that may also be involved. 

Anyway, like tarik i think this is an exciting way we
can work together as a national or global network
writing stories about walmart and making videos about
walmart while hopefully building a huge geographically
diverse collection of narratives about people who work
at walmart and can't make ends meet, or narratives of
people that have lost their businesses because a
walmart came to town. Then perhaps we can collaborate
and try to put something more coordinated together
with these stories, narratives and video. anyway just
some thoughts and thanks tarik for continuosly
bringing this up.

in solidarity,
todd

--- Tarik Abdelazim <modocpress at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As we re-evaluate the role of IMC-US, and as we
> continue to syndicate more IMC feeds, I'm left to
> wonder why we let drop the great idea of
> collaborations. 
> 
>
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUsCollaborations
> 
> Yes, I'm pushing for some obvious end-result, but
> let
> me reiterate why...
> 
> In November, Robert Greenwald of OUTFOXXED fame is
> releasing "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices."
> Over
> 2400 screenings are planned nationally (Binghamton
> Indymedia included). So why not encourage a NATIONAL
> COLLABORATION of reporting on Walmart. IMagine AP
> trying to coordindate something like this. FORGET
> IT!!
> This is exactly what Indymedia, and our network, can
> allow. 
> 
> So, one more time: Can we please pick WALMART as our
> NOVember collaboration? We could advertise on the
> national site that we want local IMCS to contribute
> to
> this national project. Imagine what the site would
> look like come November...as mass media did its
> one-day feature about how Walmart brings us cheap
> pool
> cues, TVs, and an old man named Dale at the door, we
> could feature a NATION-WIDE report on the local
> impacts of Walmart...
> 
> PLEASE?......
> 
> 
> peace,
> tarik abdelazim
> binghamton-imc
> 
> The Community Progressive Advocate
> www.modocpress.com/advocate.html
> 
> 
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